2023-2024学年江苏省苏中三市高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省苏中三市高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Don'tgiveuphalfway,andyouwillfindthesceneryismorebeautifulwhenyoureachthedestinationthanwhenyou_______.A．startoff B．havestartedoffC．startedoff D．willstartoff2．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would3．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May4．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．asthough5．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance6．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it7．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that8．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could9．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest10．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify11．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible12．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that13．Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone14．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling15．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup16．Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling17．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto18．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing19．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry20．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Asaboy,CharlesRobertDarwin(达尔文）collectedanythingthatcaughthisinterest:insects,coinsandinterestingstones.Hewasnotveryclever,butDarwinwasgoodatdoingthethingsthatinterestedhim.Hisfatherwasadoctor,soDarwinwassenttoEdinburghtostudymedicine,andwasplannedtofollowamedicalcareer.ButCharlesfoundthelecturesboring.ThenhisfathersenthimtoCambridgeUniversitytostudytobeapriest.WhileatCambridge,Darwin'sinterestinzoologyandgeographygrew.LaterhegotaletterfromRobertFitzRoywhowasplanningtomakeavoyagearoundtheworldonaship,theBeagle.Hewantedanaturalisttojointheship,andDarwinwasrecommended（推荐)ThatvoyagewasthestartofDarwin'sgreatlife.AstheBeaglesailedaroundtheworld,Darwinbegantowonderhowlifehaddevelopedonearth.Hebegantoobserveeverything.Afterhewashome,hesettowork,gettinghiscollectioninorder.HisfirstgreatworkTheZoologyoftheBeaglewaswellreceived,buthewasslowtomakepublichisideasontheoriginoflife.LaterDarwinandWallace,anothernaturalistwhohadthesameopinionsasDarwin,producedapapertogether.Darwin’sgreatbook“OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection"（《物种起源》）appearedItattractedastorm.PeoplethoughtthatDarwinwassayingtheyweredescendedfrommonkeys.Whatashamefulidea!AlthoughmostscientistsagreedthatDarwinwasright,theChurchwasstillsostrongthatDarwinneverreceivedanyhonorsforhiswork.Afterwards,hepublishedanothergreatwork,TheDescentofMan.Hishealthgrewworse,buthestillworked."WhenIhavetogiveupobservation,Ishalldie,"hesaid.Hewasstillworkingon17,April,1882.Hewasdeadtwodayslater.1、Darwin'sfathersenthimtoEdinburghto.A．makehimlikenaturalhistoryB．makehimbecomeadoctorC．lethimchangehishobbiesD．havehimgiveuphiscollection2、Accordingtothepassage；CharlesDarwin'swholelifewaschangedby.A．hisstudyatCambridgeUniversityB．hiscollectionofcoinsC．thenaturalistsatCambridgeD．thevoyageoftheBeagle3、Theunderlinedpart“theyweredescendedfrommonkeys"probablymeans“”.A．theygavemonkeyslifeB．theyweredifferentfrommonkeysC．theyweredevelopedfrommonkeysD．theyhadtolivewithmonkey22．（8分）Ecobee3SmarterWiFiThermostatSmartthermostatshavebecomethefaceofsmarthometechnologyformost,butdependingonwhatyourhomeislike,it’spossibletosaytheecobee3issuperior.Mostofthesmartthermostatscarrythesamebenefits,includingtheecobee3.Theycanlearnyourpreferencesandschedules,andthenadjustthetemperatureaccordingly.They’rebetter-lookingandmoreenjoyabletousethanthebasicpiecesofplasticthatoccupymosthouseholds.Theirverypresencewillprobablymakeyoumoreconsciousaboutsavingenergy.Andonceyou’reabletoheatuporcooldownyourhousefromyourphone,withouthavingtogetoutofbed,youwon’twanttogoback.Ifyouliveinalargerhousehold,theecobee3canbemuchmoreconvenient—providedyoupickupacouplemoreremotesensors.Yes,itgetsprettyexpensiveatthatpoint,buthavingthosegivesyoueffectivecontroloverthetemperatureindifferentroomsaroundyourhouse.Incomparison,otherthermostats’measurementsarelargelylimitedtotheareainwhichthey’reinstalled(安装).Ifyouliveinasmallerplace,that’snobigdeal;theecobee3stillhasdistinctadvantages.Itistouch-enabledandmorespacious,makingitlessannoyingwhenyouwanttoenteraWiFipassword,seeweatherinformation,andsoon.Still,allthesmartthermostatsareprettygreat.Whichoneisbestjustdependsonwhetheryouneedawhole-homesolutionoramorestraightforwardone.Fornow,ifit’stheformer,gowiththeecobee3.Ecobee3SmarterWiFiThermostatwithRemoteSensor,availableatallshoppingwebsites.1、Whatisthefunctionoftheecobee3?A．Planningschedules. B．Makingdecoration.C．Adjustingtemperatures. D．Storinginformation.2、Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheadvantagesoftheecobee3isthat______.A．itcanbeoperatedeasilybyphone B．ithasdifferentsizesC．itisaproductwithoutusingenergy D．itfollowsthesamepattern3、Whatmakestheecobee3superior?A．Itcostslessthanthosesimilarproducts.B．ItmayworkwithoutaccesstoWiFinetworks.C．Itismoreeffectivewithfewerremotesensors.D．Itcancontrolthetemperatureinalargerarea.23．（8分）FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:1;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（阁楼）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:1Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$33、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.24．（8分）Lastweek,VodafonestartedatestoftheUK’sfirstfull5Gservice,availableforusebybusinessesinSalford.ItispartofitsplantotrialthetechnologyinsevenUKcities.Butwhatcanweexpectfromthenextgenerationofmobiletechnology?Onethingwewillseeinthepreparationforthetestislotsoftrickswiththenewtech.Earlierthisyear,operatorspaidalmost£1.4billionforthe5Gwavelengths,andtocompensateforthatcash,theywillneedtocatchtheeyeofconsumers.InSeptember,VodafoneuseditsbitoftherangetodisplaytheUK’sfirsthologram(全息)call.TheManchesterCitycaptainStephHoughtonappearedasaholograminNewbury.Itisn’tallholograms,however:5Gwillofferfasterinternetaccess.withOfcom(英国通讯管理局)suggestingthatvideothattakesaminutetodownloadon4Gwillbeavailableinjustasecond.Thewiderapplicationistosupportconnectedequipmentonthe“internetofthings”-notjusttheinternet-enabledfridgethatcanreorderyourmilkforyou,butthenetworkthatwillenabledriverlesscarsanddeliverydrones(无人机)tocommunicatewitheachother.ProfWilliamWebbhaswarnedthatthetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes.Muchofthespeedincrease,heclaims,couldhavebeenachievedbyputtingmoremoneyinthe4Gnetwork,ratherthananewtechnology.OtherdifferentvoiceshavesuggestedthatafocusonrollingoutwiderruralbroadbandaccessandaddressingcurrentnetworkcoveragewouldbemorebeneficialtotheUKasawhole.Obviously,5Gwillalsobringacosttoconsumers.Itrequiresahandsetforboth5Gand4G,andthefirst5G-enabledsmartphonesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Withtheslowpaceofnetworkrolloutsofar,itislikelythatconsumerswillendupupgradingtoanew5Gphonewellbefore5Gbecomeswidelyavailableinthenextcoupleofyears.1、WhydoesProfWilliamWebbsay“thetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes”?A．Heisinfavoroftheapplicationofthenewtechnology.B．5Gwillbringacosttoconsumersintheirdailylife.C．5Ghelpspeoplecommunicatebetterwitheachother.D．Heprefersmoremoneytobespenton4Gnetworks.2、Theunderlinedword“addressing”inthefourthparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto.A．makingaspeechto B．tryingtosolveC．managingtodecrease D．respondingto3、Thelastparagraphindicatesthat.A．it’lltakeseveralyearstomake5GaccessibletothepublicintheUKB．5GserviceshowshugedevelopmentpotentialandabroadmarketC．customersareeagertouse5Gsmartphonesinsteadof4GonesD．it’sprobablethat5GnetworkrolloutisspeedingupinBritain4、Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?A．Vodafoneissuccessfulinspreadingthe5Gservice.B．StephHoughtonappearedasahologramby4G.C．Theapplicationof5Gwillmakelifemucheasier.D．5GphonesareavailableinruralareasoftheUK.25．（10分）Hewasthereeverymorning,sittingmotionlessonthefrontstepsofhishouse.Inthemorninglight,Icouldseetheshadowsthatwereetched(蚀刻)deepwithinthelinessurroundinghiseyes.EachmorningIwalkedthisroutewithmydaughtertoherkindergartenclass.WewerenewtotheneighborhoodsothatIdidn’tknowmanyofmyneighbors.Ononebeautifulautumnmorning,aswepassedhishouse,mydaughtercalledouttohim,“Hi,Mr.Man!”Alwaystheoutgoingchild,Iwasn’tsurprisedatherenthusiasm.Buthercheerfulnesssoonfadedwhenthemandidn’tlookatherandsay“Hi”back.Aswecontinuedonourwalktoschool,mydaughteraskedwhythemandidn’twanttosayhitoher.BecauseIdidn’thaveananswer,Isaidsimply,“Maybeheishavingabadday.”laterIknewthatBoblosthiswifeinacaraccident.Afewdayslater,asweapproachedBob’shouseonourwaytoschool,mydaughtercalledout“HiMr.Man!”andasusual,hedidn’trespond.Butthensheranontohisfrontlawnandpickedupabeautifulredautumnleaf.Shecontinueduponestepandhandedittohim.Iheldmybreath.Assheskippedbacktome,shesaid,“Seeyoutomorrow,Mr.Man!”Thistime,heacknowledgedher.Inasoftgentlevoice,hetankedherandsaid,“Seeyoutomorrow.”Fromthenon,Bobandmydaughterexchangedgreetingeachmorning.OurfriendshipwithBobcontinuedformanyyears.But,thesweetestdayiswhenBobattendedmydaughter’shighschoolgraduation.Bobgavemydaughteragiftabookonidentifyingvariousplantsandtrees.There,tuckedinthepagesthatdescribedanoaktree,wastheleafmydaughterhadgiventoMr.Manwhentheyfirstmet.Hehaddriedandpresseditandkeptitallthoseyears.1、Whatpuzzledthegirl?A．Thecauseoftheman’ssadnessB．Theshadowsintheman’seyesC．Theman’ssittingstillonthestepsD．Theman’snotansweringhergreeting2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisdaughtergavetheredleaftotheman?A．ProudB．NervousC．EmbarrassedD．Comfortable3、WhydidBobkeepthatlittleredleaf?A．ItwasacarefromagirlB．ItwasasymbolofenthusiasmC．ItwasareminderofhispainfuldaysD．Itrepresentedtheknowledgeoftrees4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ASimpleRedLeafB．AStrangeNeighborC．AnUnusualFriendD．AGreetingFromAgirl第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Isatintheall-too-quietwaitingroomofthecancercenter,countingtheminutesuntilmytreatment.IthoughtI'd1ittwoyearsago,butitwasback.Aftermy2diagnosis,NomandDadhaddrivenmorethanl,200milesfromtheirhometobewithmeforthree3whileIwasgettingoverfrom4andchemotherapy(化疗).Whenthecancerreturnedlast,they,onceagain,5ithere,too.TheywaitedforhourswhileIreceivedmytreatmentsDadwithhis6andMomwithamagazine.Butnow,theywere7inWestlake.Mychildrenare8andmyfourbrotherslivefarfrommyhomeoutsidePittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Iknew9ofthemwouldcomeifasked,butIdidn'twantto10them,evenwiththeintense11Ifelt.I12pickedoneofthemagazinesontheendtablebesidemeandcouldn'thelpwishingmy13werethereinside.Onepublicationcaughtmy14,amagazineIlikedbestandhad15toagesago.Icouldn'ttellyouthelasttimewhenI'dreadanissue.I16itupandIstartedrightinwiththeletterstothe17."Ilove18mycopyeverymonth,"thefirstletterbegan.Theauthormentionedadaughterwho19inClinton,Pennsylvania.Huh,that'sfunny.Ithought.That'smytown!Ireadthelettertotheend,wheremy20fellupontheauthor'ssignature:"Thankyou,MargieandTomParrish,Westlake,Louisiana"Alone?Hardly.MargieandTom-orasIcallthem,MomandDad-wererightbesideme,evennow.1、A．treatedB．beatenC．infectedD．operated2、A．firstB．terribleC．invisibleD．last3、A．daysB．monthsC．yearsD．hours4、A．illnessB．hospitalC．workD．surgery5、A．madeB．putC．hopedD．arrived6、A．penB．glassesC．BibleD．smile7、A．inhospitalB．backhomeC．atworkD．intown8、A．younB．caringC．strugglingD．full-grown9、A．anyB．someC．noneD．both10、A．scareB．disappointC．surpriseD．trouble11、A．lonelinessB．prideC．happinessD．anger12、A．half-heartedlyB．carefullyC．seriouslyD．anxiously13、A．brothersB．childrenC．friendsD．parents14、A．thoughtB．mindC．eyeD．hand15、A．referredB．subscribedC．turnedD．contributed16、A．putB．pickedC．setD．broke17、A．editorB．writerC．producerD．reader18、A．editingB．sendingC．receivingD．organizing19、A．studiedB．workedC．diedD．lived20、A．gazeB．touchC．thoughtD．sense第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）High-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshoppingareChina’sfournewwaysoflife.Theyaremostappealingtoyouthsfrom20countriesparticipating1．theBeltandRoadInitiative.ThenewfourgreatinventionsareallrelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation,2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives,“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.IcanbuyandeatwhateverIwant3．(simple)withatapofmyphone,”saidLinJinlong,anoverseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,4．(add)thatevenpancakesellersareusingAlipay(mobilepayment).In5．word,Chinaisleadinginmanyways.Bikesharing,forexample,isnotnewitself.ButChinahasmadeitmuchmoreconvenientand6．(enjoy)bothinChinaandoverseas.LeadingChinesebike-sharing7．(company)MobikeandOfoarenowoperatinginforeigncountriessuchasSingaporeandBritain.Usersinthecountriesfeltexcitedand8．(post)photosofthemselvesridingtheChinesebikesonsocialmedia.Agrowingnumberofforeignershope9．(promote)economicdevelopmentin10．(they)homecountriesbypayingmoreattentiontotheachievementsofChina.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dearclassmates,Asthecollegeentranceexamsarereallyaroundacornernow,manystudentsfeelmuchstressing、Whatshouldwedoittoavoidthis?Firstly,doingphysicalexercisewasthebestwaytoreducestressandhelppeoplerelax、Therefore,itishelpfulthatweeachdoessomeregularphysicalexercise、Secondly,makingaproperstudyplanisgreatimportancetoo,sinceitishelpfulforustodoourworkmoreefficient、Lastbutnotleast,weshouldpayspecialattentioninourdietaswell、Anyway,abalanceddietcankeepthemsmartandenergetic、Onlyifwecandothesethingswillwemakeourtimesofstudyenjoyable,efficientandfruitful、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，下星期六你将在学校的英语晚会上担当主持人。给外教MsJenkins写信，向她咨询用英语主持晚会应该注意